Jeffco voters soundly rejected the idea of increasing term limits so elected officials could run for three consecutive terms, but the proposal may not be dead.

"In a couple years I might bring this back in a different form and do a better job of it," said Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey, the originator of the latest term-limit extension effort in Jeffco. "I never close the door on anything I do."

After two years in development, planners have largely completed the first draft of the new Jefferson County Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Now they are unveiling it to the public and seeking feedback.

Public comments are due by Nov. 9. The planning commission is scheduled to take action at a meeting Dec. 9 at 6:15 p.m., during which public testimony will be taken. (The Board of County Commissioners doesn’t hold a hearing or vote on the plan.)

Jeffco taxpayers could save more than $250,000 a year on utility costs for county facilities in coming years thanks to a $2.2 million grant from the federal government.

The county will formally accept the money next week and begin working with contractors to develop a plan to upgrade the energy efficiency of some of its buildings. The county has 180 days after accepting the funds to commit 100 percent of the grant money, and three years to spend it.

Owning and managing a business is a lot like being the parent of a new baby — it takes time, money and energy to nurture your offspring to maturity. For Rox Bar and Grill owners Chang Lee and Yumi Ogai, there is more than one new baby in their life.

Lee and Ogai became parents for the first time four months ago to a baby boy named Siwon Ryan; they also took ownership of Rox Bar and Grill on Oct. 16. As if that weren’t enough change in their life, Lee and Ogai also relocated to Littleton from east Aurora three weeks ago so they could be closer to their new business.

Jefferson County is on track to earn about a 2.6 percent return on nearly $270 million in investments in 2009, according to the county's investment manager.

Mark Hubbard told the county commissioners Oct. 27 that the county had earned $6.13 million on $267.9 million in investments through Sept. 30, and that it would finish "just a smidge" over $7 million by the end of the year.

The biggest chunk of county investment money is invested in Federal Home Loan Bank funds, to the tune of more than $73 million.

Several weeks after the Jeffco commissioners formally decided they would not seek legislation giving them the power to restrict bicycling on county roads, Commissioner Kathy Hartman says the cycling-versus-motorist issue comes down to one simple thing.

Both sides need to follow the existing law.

"We tell everybody to obey the law, and tell everybody that we are going to continue to enforce the law," Hartman said.

Noonan, a Democratic activist who operates two legislative-related websites, won the race by 52.4 percent to 47.6 percent .

In District 2, Evergreen resident Sue Marinelli lost her seat on the board to challenger Laura Boggs, a business consultant. Boggs captured 51.4 percent of the vote to 48.6 percent for Marinelli, a former teacher and the current board president.